Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders: Crash Course Psychology [10:11]

Description

This great Crash Course video starts off with a story about a fictional girl, explaining how her eating disorder started and even made a lot of sense to her. It then focuses on general statistics of such disorders across the US, their causes, the various types of disorders, and other issues.

Discussion Questions

What are some of the types of eating disorders?

What are some of the social causes of these disorders?

What are some of the personal, psychological causes, like the need for control, that often lead to eating disorders?

Do you know anyone or, even had problems yourself, with these issues? (Discuss only if everyone is comfortable doing so.)